New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-14
THF RESULT.

IHF HEOtLi'
"Democratic majority 10000; Republican
party all gone TO pieces and dcmora'zcd." That
is the comment of Democratic papers on the
late election. Either they have no honesty, or
they have not sense enough to read the mean
ing of victory when they have won IT.. Pln-
ralties are always rcckoned on the vote oil the
highest candidate and not OF the lowest. Col
oncl Grant ran . O6l votes behind other kc-
publican candidates in this city alone. about
900 more in Monroe, 1000 more IN four
other counties and. probably over 5000 in the
whole State; if so, the plurality against the
Rcpublicans this year will prove about the same
as the plurality against Davenport IN 1888.
But the Republican party is so little democrat
led that it actually did better than the Demo
Gratis in fifty-four out of sixty counties OF the
State. taken as a whole. Yet the Democratic
party had an enormous corruption fund, and
pollcd thousands Of illegal votes, and the
organized influence Of the saloons was cXcrtcd
in its behalf and all the patronage and in
Hucncc of thousands of officers, and it made
life or-dcath fight for its President in his own
State. . .l o....,. 20 tt..
In ifty-four counties Of this State, excluding
new 10TH anu nluSS' AH'Hi''' N''N"'''F'''>''S
sclacr and Washington. the plurality for Blame
in 1884 was AS 749. and the plurality for Grant
this year, according to latest returns. is 5O'293.
The plurality for other candidates was several
thousands larger. In only two Of the counties,
Albany and Erie the plurality for LamorcauX
was 1857 greater than for Grant, and the
plurality for Carmichael 1888 greater. Out
side the six counties named therefore, the kc-
publican party actually did better than IN the
Presidential election. and even Tor Grant. the
lowest on the ticket actually gained more than
enough to overcome President ClcvCllnds
plurality in the State. In nine out Of ten
counties in the State the Democratic party is
more nearly dead and dcmoralzcd than the
Republican.
When we turn to Monroe. Chcmung, Rcns-
sclacr and Washington. the territory Of sue
ccssfu fraud is reached. The total vote IN
these four counties was 9lj more for Cook than
for Cleveland. and l2.3S9 less for Grant than
for Blaine The labor vote in these counties
was only go larger than the vote for Butter.
and the Prohibition vote increased l.Sil But
in Monroe alone there was 2.l15 difference
between the plurality against Grant and the
Iiuralry for l.amorcauN and the Republican
loss on other candidates i thus reduced 10
9 500 in these four counties besides the Pro-
hihtion loss. Part Of this is due to bribery
and fraud. especially in Troy. Rochester and
Flmira where Democratic rcpcatcrS and vote
buyers certainly counted for several thousand
votes Part is also due TO the fact that many
Democrats in these same counties voted Tor
Mr. Blaine who did not vote the Republican
State ticket this year. and in addition the stay
t-homc RcpulicanS were doubtless moro
than the >tay-a'-homc Democrats.
Finally. in Ncw-York and Kings the
vote for Grant was lOi0l2. against
ti3 COZ for Mr. Blaine the Pro
hibition vote having increased only
| 355 But the vote for Grant was below that
for other Republican candidates by more than
= 900. So the mathematical value Of Mug
wump support for Grant. the candidate cSpc-
cially recommended bv "Thc Times" appears
10 have been equal 10 900 less than nothing
in The city. and 100 less than nothing
in this place. In comparing with tn" PrcNI-
dcntial election. it Is 10 bc remembered that
Of Democrats voted for Nr Elaine
" no have not voted for other Republican can
ddatcS since. and their number much exceeds
that Of Nucwumps who supported Cleveland
and have at any time since voted for the Re-
publican candidates they have most favored
To this change must be added a loss Of some
Republican votes cast for Mr.. George, appar-
entity about 10000 in this city. II can
hardly be much greater. because no sane
man will believe that with al the struggle
made for the spoils by Democratic rings, and
a 4 H.. 10 n
ship the Democratic vote was not proportion
atcIy more fully poNcd than the Republican
vote.
The increase in the Prohibition vote appears
surprisingly small it is only 1900 greater than
last year. and in an of year without even Con
grcSSmcn 10 elect, only HOO more than IN
the last Presidential election. This. after the
tremendous efforts made and boasts paradcd
all over the State, is a pretty poor crop. 1t
would not be surprising to find half these voters
refusing in any future election to throw away
their franchise. The Labor vote disappointed
the leaders but they claim that extraordinary
efforts by Democrats to cocrcc. whccdlc or buy
their voters were largely successful. The I'M
preston prevails that an unexpected proper
ton Of this vote was drawn from the kcpub
Leans For reasons already stated, that can
not be the fact in this city, while in ninc-tcnthS
Of the State the Republican and Prohibition
vote taken together was 10000 less than in
the last Presidential election, while the Demo
cratic and Labor vote taken together was
5000 less. In Rochester. Troy and Flmra
the results are tainted with fraud that com
pariSon is difficult But in general little reason
is found for believing that large proportion
OF the Labor vote outside Of this city was drawn
from the Republican party.
MONEY And BUSINESS.
Nearly all the indications regarding the state
Of trade are more favorable than they were a